TimeTagger
An open source time-tracker based on an interactive timeline and powerful reporting.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 1 commit in the last 90 days, latest release v26.1.3 (Feb 2026).
Also an alternative to Toggl and Harvest.
At a glance
TimeTagger quick facts
- Health score
- 45/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 1,812
- Last commit
- 1 month ago (Sep 2026)
- Latest release
- v26.1.3, Feb 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
Top alternatives to TimeTagger
Full rankings: Toggl alternatives, Harvest alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Tag your time, get the insight - an open source time-tracker with an interactive user experience and powerful reporting."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
TimeTagger scores 45/100, #12 of 13 in Time Tracking: 1 commit in the last 90 days earns 1.2 of 35 points, the latest release (v26.1.3, 9 months ago) earns 20.8 of 25, 1,812 stars add 13.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 33.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 1.2 / 35
1 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 20.8 / 25
v26.1.3 released 9 months ago
- Stars 13.0 / 20
1.8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 1
- Last 90 days
- 25
- Last 12 months
- 1 month ago
- Last push
Ranked #12 of 13 tools in Time Tracking by health , between Focus Flow (#11) and Virtual TimeClock (#13) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | v26.1.3 · 9 months ago |
| Stars | 1,812 |
| Open issues | 96 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | almarklein/timetagger ↗ |
TimeTagger vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with TimeTagger (Time Tracking), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever Gauzy | 96 | 8.7k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| solidtime | 96 | 9.1k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| ActivityWatch | 87 | 19k | MPL-2.0 | 4 days ago |
| Kimai | 85 | 5.1k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Traggo | 57 | 1.6k | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago |
| TimeTagger (this tool) | 45 | 1.8k | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago |
TimeTagger: common questions
What does TimeTagger replace?
Repoly lists TimeTagger as an open-source alternative to Toggl and Harvest. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where TimeTagger stands against the others.
Is TimeTagger still maintained?
TimeTagger had 1 commit in the last 90 days and its last push was 1 month ago; the latest tagged release, v26.1.3, is from 9 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.